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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mill Valley

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mill Valley, California

Updated November 22, 2023
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Nature Friends Tourist Club

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

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Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.
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Mill Valley, California

Headlands Center for the Arts

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.
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Dad O’Rourke’s Bench

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Dad O'Rourke's Bench

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.
In 2012, the B612 Foundation took a trip to the bottom of the Barringer Crater in Arizona.

Mill Valley, California

B612 Foundation

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.
Nike Missile Site SF-88L

Mill Valley, California

Nike Missile Site SF-88L

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.
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40 trees line the avenue, and you have to drive around them

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Dolliver Park

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.
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